Full name:

Moss TROPICOS Database

Short name:

MOST

Version:

1, Jul 2004

Release date:

July 19th, 2004

Authors/editors:

MR Crosby (ed)

Taxonomic coverage:

Plantae - Bryophyta

Number of species names:

13,370 accepted names; 0 synonyms

Number of infraspecies names:

0 accepted names; 0 synonyms

Number of common names:

0

Total number of names:

13,370

Abstract:

The World Checklist of Mosses (W3MOST) provides current information on bryophyte species from the TROPICOS MOST database compiled by the Index of Mosses project, at the Missouri Botanical Garden. This database extraction, unlike the Index of Mosses, includes taxonomic opinions of numerous authors. All the known species of mosses are included.

Organization:

Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, USA

Web site:

http://www.mobot.org/mobot/tropicos/most/checklist.shtml